Day 1: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Theme Focus: Inventive Solutions & Institutional Innovation

• Opening Keynote Panel: Reimagining Global Citizenship in the Sustainability Era
  Speakers: AUAP leadership, institutional heads, UN partners

• Session 1: Inventive Solutions: Universities as Labs for Sustainability Breakthroughs
  – Student-driven innovation labs
  – Green campus initiatives
  – Climate-smart technologies

• Session 2: Sustainability Rankings: Leveraging Metrics for Institutional Transformation
  – QS/Times Higher Ed sustainability metrics
  – Aligning university strategy with SDGs
  – Data-informed impact measurement

• Session 3: Creative Curriculum Design for Future-Ready Global Citizens
  – Embedding SDGs across disciplines
  – Community-based experiential learning
  – Inclusive pedagogies

Panel Dialogue: Innovation in Action – Case Studies from Leading Institutions